Improvement in galley-bests



sind tett @anni @Wina- Letters Patent No. 93,109, dated July 27, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN GALLEY-Rns'rs.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

y To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD MORGAN, of Washington, in the' county of Washington, and District of Columbia, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Galley-Rests for printers use; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference beinghad to the annexed drawings making a part of this specification, and to the letters and iigures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1, of the drawings, is a plan view of my invention.

Figure 2is a sectional end view of the same.

My invention relates to the alt of printing; and' I-t consists mainly in Athe, construction and arrangement of a rest or support for a printers galley, to be used in the correction of galleys of matter, and as a make-up board.

The letter A of the drawings represents a typestand of the usual form, and the letter B a shelf or rest hinged to the front side thereof, in the manner shown. l

The letter C represents a curved arm or brace, pivoted to the front lower edge of shelf B, and having a slot, a, adapted to work with. the staple c, hereinafter mentioned.

The letter c represents a staple, axe'd to a longitudinal front slat of t-he stand, and adapted to work in conjunction with the slot a, to hold the'shelf in place when desirable, and also to provide means for. lowering said shelf at will. 4

When the shelf is raised for use, the lower end of the curved arm is passed into the staple in such manner that the slot is clasped around the lower bar or pintle thereof, holding the shelf in place -with great firmness. I usually arrange two or more of these arms and staples for each shelf.

To lowerthe shelf' out ofthe way, I raise the lower ends of arms O until the slot is released from the lowerbar or pintle of the staple.

The letter s represents moulding, passed around the front and one'end of thesh'elf B. It is raised above the surface of said shelf, and serves as means for holding the galley'in place thereon.

The device above described is found to operate well; nevertheless, I do not Wish to limit myself tothe exact details f construction as herein specified.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The slotted-arms 0 and staples c, or their equivalents, when used in connection'with the shelf B as described, substantially' as and for the purposes specified;

ED. MORGAN.

Witnesses:

JAMES P. Gnnvns,

SAMUEL L. THATOHER. 

